Full time mother!

I have put my papers at office and have decided to become a stay-at-home mother. I got the job I wished, wanted and craved for. This time, I cannot blame my company or the kind of work I am doing. It's absolutely amazing. I work at office for about 5 to 6 hours a day and work from home once a week. Nature of work is good though not exciting or challenging. If such work had come my way before Akil, I would have definitely called it "boring" but at this stage in life, this is just perfect. But there are numerous other factors forcing me to quit from my sweet job. When I got the job after a two year break, many asked me this question, "Will you be able manage work & Akil together?” I would give a sarcastic smile and think, "It's as easy as having sweet and caramel together" but politely say "Oh! Yes". L had a doubt but didn't want to be against my willpower and determination :-| . If everything would have happened well with “Akil’s day care”, then maybe my answer would have come true. L’s work schedule has never been easy and his time for Akil on weekdays is only on bed with bedtime stories. So, I have to take this decision.

With that said, my last day of working is going to be on 28th May 2012. Being a full time mother will definitely be a tougher job than being a technical architect in software industry but hope to have fun with this bossy work. I will have lot of tasks in plate - dropping Akil in school, picking him back in noon, sending him to classes, cooking variety of stuff’s for him, making more friends and so on and so forth. L loves me to be at home. He hardly eats breakfast which sometimes puts a toll on his health. My one of the first priorities is to set this right. But how the world will see me? If you are not working, people tend to think that you are not worth the life you are in. "Just Ignore" is the key fact that should come in my mind.

My mom is waiting for 28th May to join my dad. She travels on almost all the weekends to native which is not keeping her health fine. My grandma (82) also does lot of work being in place of amma. She doesn’t like the work done by maids and cooks and ends up doing everything on her own. I have troubled everyone enough.

I hope to explore & enjoy this journey of being a full-time mother.